WORLD EXCHANGES
A Stock Market refers to the general market of a particular country. And just like a market, there are many different vendors and forms of transactions. In the Stock Market world, each Stock Market is comprised of the Stock Exchange/s that exist in that particular market. Whereas some countries may possibly have just one Stock Exchange, most, if not almost all, countries have multiple Stock Exchanges.
This section provides you information about the different Stock Exchanges around the world. Here you will find their respective global rankings, as well as other relevant data that may be of interest to you. More than just historical data, we also provide key information as to how they operate, the kinds of companies listed, their respective various trading systems, as well as other noteworthy features that makes each Exchange unique.
Our aim is to arm you with important information about the many Stock Exchanges, and its just a mouse click away!
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NYSE
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the world's leading stock exchange, trading an average of 1.46 billion shares on a daily basis. Nicknamed the “Big Board” due to its undeniable power in the stock market, the NYSE is the largest stock exchange in existence.
Australian Securities Exchange
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), as we know it today, is the product of the union of Australia's six Stock Exchanges located in its state capitals...
Bolsa de Madrid
The Bolsa de Madrid (Madrid Stock Exchange) is Spain's oldest and largest Stock Exchange. Its market capitalization of $1.43 trillion places it at ninth in the world Stock Exchanges rankings, and third among its European counterparts...
Bombay Stock Exchange
The Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) is known for being the largest of 22 exchanges in India, with over 6,000 listed companies listed, as well as being the oldest exchange in Asia...
Bovespa
The Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo (Sao Paolo Stock Exchange), or Bovespa as it is more commonly called, is the largest Stock Exchange in Brazil and the whole of Latin America...
Euronext
Euronext N.V. is unlike most Exchanges commonly found in the global market...
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange, one of the oldest in existence, traces its roots to the trade fairs of the 9th century...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange's formative years date back to the middle 19th century when informal securities exchanges started taking place in the small island-colony...
Irish Stock Exchange
The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) is Ireland's sole Stock Exchange. Called "The Exchange", the ISE is a key figure in the financial infrastructure of Ireland...
Johannesburg Securities Exchange
The Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE Limited) holds the distinction for being the largest Stock Exchange in the African continent. Its market capitalization of $802.4 billion (as of May 2007) makes it one of the global leaders and the 18th largest Stock Exchange today...
Karachi Stock Exchange
The Karachi Stock Exchange is Pakistan's biggest and oldest Stock Exchange. It is also the most liquid among its Pakistani counterparts and is one of the driving forces behind the country's economic performance...
London Stock Exchange - About
The London Stock Exchange(LSE) holds quite a few distinctions that makes it unique among its counterparts in the world.
London Stock Exchange - History
The London Stock Exchange has an intriguing history that dates back to about 300 years. Although history tells us that the London Stock Exchange was only founded in 1801, its roots were practically sown centuries earlier.
Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange
The Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) is considered as one of the largest Exchanges in Eastern Europe. It is the dominant Stock exchange in Russia, with a market capitalization of $0.86 trillion...
NASDAQ
The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, or NASDAQ as it is commonly called today, was originally founded in 1971 by a group called the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).
OMX
The OMX Exchanges is a division of OMX AB, a Swedish-Finnish financial services company that formed in 2003. Its history goes back to 1984 when the Helsinki Stock Exchange (HEX plc) was founded and started operating the year after....
Shanghai Stock Exchange
The Shanghai Stock Exchange traces its roots to the end of the First Opium War, which resulted in the opening of concession areas where foreign trade was allowed...
Tokyo Stock Exchange
The Tokyo Stock exchange is one of the major stock exchanges in existence today. Second only to the New York Stock Exchange, it trades an average of 1.5 billion shares on a daily basis.
Toronto Stock Exchange
The formation of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the first Exchange in Canadian Stock Market history, dates back to 1852 when several Toronto businessmen started periodically meeting to form an “Association of Brokers”...
